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*** December 2012 Maping Challenge: Local Map ***

A late start to this month's challenge but better late than never:

Make a Local Map:

Make a map based on a location near you. It could be the entire state you live in, a hiking trail or a park in your area or even the inside of your fridge. We aren't asking for directions to your front door. You can turn it into a Fantasy or Science Fiction map if you like but that's up to you so just have fun with it.

The challenge will close on or about the end of the month for voting but due to the holidays it depends on when someone is available.
Voters will be allowed to vote for as many entries as they wish and they will determine if your map is in the spirit of the challenge.

Please post your entry on a new thread and follow the naming convention set out in the contest rules (or just refer to previous entries in the archives to see how it's done).

Keep on maping!

“When it’s over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best that you were capable of? If so, the score does not matter. But if you find that you did your best you were capable of, you will find it to your liking.” -John Wooden

Meh. I was really hoping to finally have a good shot at entering one of the challenges here this month but I'll be honest, this challenge does nothing for me. I'm sure there'll be a crop of really imaginative entries but my mind has snapped shut.

Sorry Ramah, I wasted at least an hour (that I shouldn't have) trying to figure out what to put up. There are some great suggestions in the ideas folder but we're already a third of the way through the month and I didn't want to waste one of the best ideas on a rushed contest. It seems like a lot of folks are on vacation or something.

Maybe you'll get an idea looking at your desk or something? If not, I'm looking forward to January to see what you come up with.

“When it’s over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best that you were capable of? If so, the score does not matter. But if you find that you did your best you were capable of, you will find it to your liking.” -John Wooden

Sorry Ramah, I wasted at least an hour (that I shouldn't have) trying to figure out what to put up. There are some great suggestions in the ideas folder but we're already a third of the way through the month and I didn't want to waste one of the best ideas on a rushed contest. It seems like a lot of folks are on vacation or something.

Nah, it's fine man. There's more than just me here so I don't expect to have challenges tailored towards me.

To be honest, I find it hard to get inspiration for most of the challenges - hence my only ever attempting to enter once. Well... that and I am too slow and never have time.

I'm hoping for another "map a castle" challenge to come up some day as I still want to have a go at doing the idea I had for that one.

Do I post the map I've draw for this challenge here, or in a new thread on the 'Current Mapping Challenges' sub-forum?
I'm basing my map on my house's backyard. Am I allowed to make some things bigger and change it, sort of 'warp' the details?

You create a new thread in this forum. Title it: *** December 2012 Entry:My backyard *** (replacing "My backyard" with whatever you want to call it.

And you can warp it as much as you want seeing as it's not like we could know anyway. It would be cool if we can see what you based it on but all in all it's up to the voters. If you do something that really says "I'm making this up based on nothing", it might cost you some votes but do what you think is right.

Your lacation is really just the seed used to launch you into your map making.

Last edited by Jaxilon; 12-12-2012 at 07:43 PM.

“When it’s over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best that you were capable of? If so, the score does not matter. But if you find that you did your best you were capable of, you will find it to your liking.” -John Wooden